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Traveling in Asia is out of this world. The culture is alien, and the food is far removed from what people eat in the west. And no, we’re not talking about fortune cookies (which were actually invented in San Francisco). And of course, there is so much more to Asia that’s incredible to explore. When you’re overseas getting lost and rubbing elbows with the natives, it’s the best way to experience new cultures… but it also opens you up to scams as some of these same locals try and suck out the hard earned cash from your money belt.
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10. Buy Baby Formula for Mothers’ Kids
9. Tigers be Trippin’ at the Tiger Temple
8. Border Crossing Scams
7. Drugged in Japan
6. Closed Attraction Scam
5. Tea Ceremony Scam
4. Win a Free Prize … to Listen to a Hard-Sell for Timeshares
3. Credit Card Number Scams
2. Bird Poop Scam
1. Orphanage Scams
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ASIA IS THE LAST CONTINENT I WOULD VISIT ….DOG EATING CULTURE ..SAVAGE CUISINE COOKING ANIMALS ALIVE AND THE CULTURE IN GENERAL NEVER DID A THING FOR ME .. ILL PASS
It has 60% of the world’s population and 30% of its land. This is a breathtaking generalisation.
deusredeemer Except for Singapore :p
Singapore is incredibly uptight and bordering on fascist. You put a foot wrong there and you’re in serious doo-doo.
nineteenthly Umm, what you’re saying is completely false. I live in Singapore, and I can say that tourists are treated better than our people are. In fact, in some shops, tourists don’t even need to pay taxes. So I don’t know why you’re spreading false information and all.
I’m not primarily thinking about tourists although if I was in Singapore for some reason I would feel acutely uncomfortable. I’m thinking more about issues such as press freedom, freedom of speech, and in particular the fact that homosexual activity is still illegal there, which makes me illegal because of who I am. There may not have been any recent prosecutions but why does the law still exist? And what really bothers me personally is that my own country, the UK, has a government which appears to want to emulate yours. Then there’s the fact you still have corporal punishment and the death penalty. I’m not saying you approve of any of that, but I don’t have any desire to visit a country with that kind of regime.
You are amazing dude, Ill subscribe to all your stuff. Nuff love, your Jamaican Fan.
Really people did not know the tigers were drug
yea i’m thinking the same thing. I mean really, i don’t know anyone who would see a tiger just lying there accepting human contact and *not* say or think “hmm there’s smthg wrong, that tiger looks kinda sad”
Don’t forget the scam going around the next week or two where that orange haired oompa loompa is trying to convince people he’s the most powerful man in the world.
Dion’t fall for it.
Essero Eson i dont know where oompa loompa applies to Trump, he’s 6’4″. But he’s definitely a fat cheeto puff.
Oompa loompa has lost it’s orange hair, as the teahouse he used to go and pay 500£ with the students had been announced being closed because of: 1: Buddha day or 2: Date palm festival or 3: Santa Claus’ birthday (Please choose your answer.) and so he went wit a nice stranger to a gem shop, but he only lost his wallet to a nice lady, who had given him a drink.
Oompa Lompa then was transported to a tiger camp as an attraction for future tourists who wanted to see poor orphan tigers without milk.
There he died, and never was seen afterwards….
Oh yeah, I use the term oompa loompa because he comes out, does a song and dance, says really nothing of substance and then some kid gets thrown down a furnace chute or some other horrible tragedy.
So he reminds me of oompa loompas.
Esero Eson,
thanks for that funny answer! 🙂
A lot of these unfortunately are not surprising to me, however the “tiger petting zoo” and child exploitation scams takes a particular sick mind to come up with… and unfortunately that is the insidious nature of that sort of thing, most people have an expectation that their fellow man isn’t THAT perverse. If your going to tour around, anywhere, your going to a place where you don’t know the locals, you can’t just give someone the benefit of the doubt that you don’t know, even after a few hours of hanging out.
Thank you for telling me about the tiger one. That makes me so angry.
Dennis Schohan ik I just want to kill all those people
great thanks, real eye openers
I hope that wasn’t a pun …
I have to say Simon is my favorite Vlogger. He always has an interesting well resheached subject to talk about. Thanks Simon
The overbooked hotel scam. Person meets your taxi apologising that hotel is overbooked & that you will be taken to ‘sister’ hotel. Hotel is unconnected & has hard sell tourist activities or such like on offer. If this happens to you go into original hotel reception & check for yourself
Worth mentioning is the Thailand jetski scam. Don’t know if it’s still going on but the details are as follows: You are on one of the exotic Thai islands and are tempted by locals to have an amazing time on a jetski at sea. These things are not insured and any damage they undergo is paid for in cash by the tourist renter. But there’s the thing – the craft already have cracks and holes in their hulls but these are covered over by a thin layer of plastic which is painted to blend in and hide the defects. You go out for your wonderful exciting zoom along the waves and the water pressure tears open the thin veneer that covers the damage. When you return the owner is “shocked” to see the damage your recklessness has caused to his precious jetski and demands a fortune of money as compensation. Now you are trapped. If you refuse to pay the local police are called, who take the side of the jetski owner and arrest you. In any case, you are on an island from which escape is impossible if the local authorities bar your exit.
I never had any problems in Asia.Just don’t be stupid.
I actually went to the Tiger Temple in Northern Thailand back in 2008. I’d seen a documentary about it before visiting and there was no indication of miss treatment of the animals, so I assumed it was all aboveboard. I guess they not only fooled countless tourists like me but also a professional zookeeper and film crew. I feel sick knowing that I contributed to this but glad that the Thai government are now cracking down on it.
moviemadhelen
Thai here
I can confirm this.
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Scammers will dislike this video.
Asking in advance how much a scam tea shop costs will do nothing to help you. If someone wants to go to tea/drinks/lunch/etc with you, make sure YOU choose the shop and not them.
This is exactly why I don’t travel outside the US. Every time I have it was too stressful feeling like you may or may not be getting scammed every minute.
Seriously? It’s pretty easy not to get scammed. There are many reputable websites (like TripAdvisor) that have full reviews about every single possible destination, tourist attraction, hotel, restaurant and more. Also, what are your chances to get scammed if you stick to the 3 things needed for a trip? Airline tickets, accommodation and food. Maybe some cheap souvenirs, but the sightseeing (which is the best part of traveling) is free. Just don’t buy weird crap or visit unknown places that have bad reviews. I know many Americans never leave their country, but in Europe that attitude would be considered insane… Also, funny that you say “outside the US” as if NOT EVEN Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, etc. would meet your standards. I’m sorry, but you sound paranoid.
Scott Cox
One of the most dangerous places to holiday is the USA.
Asia isn’t the only continent outside of North America.
I Kept watching the video cause i was loading a bowl not cause youre cool
I was gonna offer some tips on how to avoid scams here in Singapore until I realised there’s basically no way to get scammed here even if you are particularly dumb
Snorlax well… overpriced electronics with exorbitant extended guarantees…
Dirty yellow rice balls
I always pull where you put your card in ATM’s no matter where I’m at as I’ve seen how cheap it is to buy the tools to rob ATM’s on the deep web.